Taiga (boreal) forests, also called the coniferous forests, are located in the north of the mid-latitude forest land. These are thick forests having trees such as spruce, pine, fir, etc. They cover about 9% of the world’s land. These forests have long cold winters and short summers.
The world’s largest taiga is located in Russia. It spreads in an area of about 5,800 km2 from the Pacific Ocean to the Ural Mountains. Other places which have taiga forests are: Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and Siberia. Birds native to the taiga usually migrate south during the freezing winter months.
Coniferous Trees: These trees have needles instead of broad leaves, and their seeds grow inside protective, woody cones.
